Of all the bands last decade to embrace the traditional Sunset Strip’s vision of cranium-to-crotch rock, the Ringers were one of two (the Vacation being the other) who should’ve become huge. Tears were shed when the Ringers called it quits a year ago, but the Hursleys – frontman, actor and former karaoke maestro Joe and […]
Lawrence Arabia is the nom de musique of New Zealand’s prolific psych-pop maestro James Milne. In full Lawrence of Arabia garb, he knocked out an understated eponymous debut in 2006, and followed it up that same year with an infectious set of glorious pop songs released as the Reduction Agents – Milne in cahoots with […]
‣ Hands (pictured) have come a long way since January – tonight the L.A. quartet plays the Satellite, joined by Oberhofer (whose songs you should really check out here). ‣ The Check Yo Ponytail party at the Echoplex features Stereo Total and Giant Drag. ‣ Lykke Li plays to a sold-out Wiltern Theatre, with Grimes […]
So much for once-in-a-lifetime experiences, I guess. Coachella organizers announced today that the 2012 festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio will be a two-weekend affair (April 13-15 and April 20-22) – with the same lineup each weekend. “Festival organizers will attempt to produce two identical festival weekends – same lineup, same art, same […]
Your Memorial Day shows ”“”“ All free: ‣Since He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister just played with Alexander in New York this weekend, Vaud and the Villains [pictured above] will take over the last night of their residency at the Satellite. The 18-piece ensemble, who could have been plucked right out of a 1920s speakeasy, […]
Sunday touts for your Memorial Day weekend: ‣ Prince plays the Forum for the third time (this weekend). Go early and catch soul trio KING open for the purple one. ‣ Little Dragon, the Stepkids, Lupe Fiasco and more play the 25th Annual JazzReggae Festival over at UCLA’s Intramural Field. ‣ Thievery Corporation headlines the […]
‣ Prince continues to take over the Forum. ‣ Shoegaze dream-poppers, Asobi Seksu headline the Satellite tonight with Scattered Trees and Useless Keys opening. ||| Download: Asobi Seksu, “Perfectly Crystal (Beach Fossils/Spirit Animal Remix)” ‣ Daniel Lanois’ Black Dub, featuring drummer extraordinaire Brian Blade and soulful singer Trixie Whitley, plays the Music Box tonight with […]
The Buzz Bands LA show returns to Moheak Radio today at 3 p.m. – with a twist. Buzz Bands staff writer Seraphina L will be filling in for me while I am on a road trip, driving America’s highways and listening to a bunch of new music in the process. Please join Seraphina from 3 […]
For those who have been pining for the whirlwind of Austin’s music scene since SXSW, White Denim quickly satisfied those cravings when they arrived at the Echo in Los Angeles on Wednesday and brought their raw, uninhibited, Southern-tinged rock along with them. The trio-turned-quartet (with the addition of guitarist Austin Jenkins) is still going strong […]
Psychedelia is often paired with a slow haziness or fervent rock rhythms that jam to no end, but it’s nice to hear that the genre can also intertwine with delicate melancholy that pleasantly lingers somewhere in the middle. Azad Cheikosman, Bridgette Moody and Eric Fabbro of L.A. band Torches in Trees manage to perform the […]
